Five years ago, an Elections Canada report called for a redistribution of seats in the House of Commons, which resulted in three new seats for Alberta.

Arguably, if left to former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government, such a change would not have occurred. But political self-interest should never be a guiding principle in designing electoral boundaries.

As it happens, Parliament eventually passed a law ensuring that provinces will never have fewer seats than they did in the 43rd Parliament (December 2019 to August 2021). That change ensured that Elections Canada’s recommendation of one fewer seat for Quebec was a non-starter.

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Perhaps politics can never fully be removed.

Here in Alberta, however, these principles are being put to the test. The government’s response to the latest recommendations for Alberta’s electoral map risks setting a troubling new precedent.

For the first time, an Alberta government is rejecting the electoral boundaries report delivered by an independent commission. Instead, the UCP government is proposing a new government-controlled committee to........

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